In some ways, the most important event of the 2021 legislative session didn’t even happen at the Capitol.
Read More »Election audit overshadows work in Senate
Sine finally die! 
After 171 days and several false starts and with mere hours to spare before a government shutdown, Gov. Doug Ducey signed a budget and the Arizona Legislature finally succeeded in adjourning sine die at 4:54 p.m. Wednesday.
Read More »Bill to define ‘anti-Semitism’ in school lessons passes Senate
Teaching anti-Semitism in Arizona public schools will include any claim that the state of Israel has no right to exist, according to legislation approved Tuesday by the state Senate.
Read More »Ducey agrees to forgo emergency powers to get vote on budget
Gov. Doug Ducey has agreed to give up the emergency powers he granted himself 15 months ago to get the last vote necessary for his tax cut plan for the wealthiest in the state.
Read More »Senate passes critical race theory ban for public employees
State senators voted Thursday to preclude the use of taxpayer dollars to train public employees about race, ethnicity and sex discrimination if the training also mentions blame or judgment.
Read More »‘Dreamers’ ready in quest for in-state tuition
Now, she and other advocates are gearing up for a campaign to convince voters next year that making it possible for young people who are in the U.S. without legal status to attend college is both the right thing to do for those individuals and benefits the state as a whole.
Read More »GOP senators keep distance from election audit
With their ongoing audit, as with all discourse about the 2020 election, almost all Senate Republicans have fallen into one of two camps: banging the drum about election fraud claims believed by huge segments of their base, or ignoring the recount a few blocks north to focus on legislation.
Read More »Ducey signs divisive election bill 
It took less than one hour for Gov. Doug Ducey to sign one of the most controversial election bills to reach his desk in six years.
Read More »Lawmaker: Retaliation behind Dem votes on vaping bill 
A vaping bill backed by the tobacco industry is moving forward in the Arizona Legislature after years of stalemates, and the Republican who led the fight against it blames political retaliation.
Read More »Ducey appointee gets money from board she serves on 
A White Mountain rancher who received $66,000 in grants from a state board she serves on will get another term on that board.
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